Anatomidae is a
family of minute
sea snail
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the clade
Vetigastropoda (according to the
taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Anatomidae was raised to the rank of subfamily to the rank of family in a study by Geiger & Jansen (2004).
Bouchet & Rocroi placed it in the superfamily Scissurelloidea. This was disputed in 2008 by Yasunori Kano who does not believe that Anatomidae should be separated from Scissurellidae and actually states that it is the subfamily Anatominae. He suggests that this result was induced by contamination or mislabelling.
WoRMS : Anatomidae: accessed : 16 January 2011
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This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera within the family Anatomidae include:
* '' Anatoma'' Woodward, 1859
* '' Sasakiconcha'' Geiger, 2006
;Genera brought into synonymy:
* ''Hainella'' Bandel, 1998: synonym of ''Anatoma'' Woodward, 1859
* ''Schizotrochus'' Monterosato, 1877: synonym of ''Anatoma'' Woodward, 1859
* ''Thieleella'' Bandel, 1998: synonym of ''Anatoma'' Woodward, 1859
References
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* Geiger D.L. (2012) ''Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1-728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae. pp. 729-1291''. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs Number 7.
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